Arabic Male Names
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A
- Aban — Old Arabic name
- `Abbas — Description of a lion
- Abbud — Worshipper
- Abdel, Abdul — Servant (of Allah). Before
anyof Allah's names, this prefix is to be found for a person's name. Below
arethe ways one can have Allah's Name as part of his name:
- Abdul-Alim — Servant of the Omniscient
- Abdul-Aliyy — Servant of the Most High
- Abdul-Azim — Servant of the Mighty
- Abdul-Aziz — Servant of the Mighty,
PowerfulOne
- Abdul-Bari — Servant of the Creator
- Abdul-Basit — Servant of the Extender
- Abdul-Fattah — Servant of the Opener
(of thegatesof sustenance)
- Abdul-Ghaffar, Abdul-Ghafur — Servant
of theForgiver
- Abdul-Hadi — Servant of the Guide
- Abdul-Hafiz — Servant of the Protector
- Abdul-Hakam — Servant of the Arbitrator
- Abdul-Hakim — Servant of the Wise One
- Abdul-Halim — Servant of the Mild, Patient
One
- Abdul-Hamid — Servant of the Praised
One
- Abdul-Haqq — Servant of the Truth
- Abdul-Hasib — Servant of the Respected,
Esteemed
- Abdul-Jabbar — Servant of the Mighty
- Abdul-Jalil, Abdul-Jaleel — Servant
of theGreat,Revered One
- Abdul-Karim — Servant of the Noble,
GenerousOne
- Abdul-Khaliq — Servant of the Creator
- Abdul-Latif — Servant of the Kind One
- Abdul-Malik — Servant of the Master
(or King)
- Abdul-Majid — Servant of the Glorious
One
- Abdul-Mu'izz — Servant of the Giver
of MightandGlory
- Abdul-Mujib — Servant of the Responder
- Abdul-Muta'al — Servant of the Most
High
- Abdul-Muttalib
- Abdul-Nasser — Servant of the Victorious
One
- Abdul-Nasir — Servant of the Helper,
Protector
- Abdul-Qadir — Servant of the Capable,
Powerful
- Abdul-Qahhar — Servant of the Subduer,
theAlmighty
- Abdul-Quddus — Servant of the Most Holy
- Abdul-Rafi — Servant of the One Who
Raises,Elevates(intellect, esteem)
- Abdul-Rahim — Servant of the Most Compassionate
One
- Abdul-Rahman — Servant of the Merciful
One
- Abdul-Rashid — Servant of the Rightly
GuidedOne
- Abdul-Ra'uf — Servant of the Most Merciful
- Abdul-Razzaq — Servant of the Maintainer,
theProvider
- Abdul-Sabur — Servant of the Patient
- Abdul-Salam — Servant of the Peace
- Abdul-Samad — Servant of the Eternal
- Abdul-Sami — Servant of the All-Hearing
- Abdul-Shakur — Servant of the Most Thankful
- Abdul-Tawwab — Servant of the Forgiver
- Abdul-Wadud — Servant of the Loving
- Abdul-Wahhab — Servant of the Giver
- Abdul-Wahid — Servant of the One
- Abdullah — Servant of Allah
- Abraha
- Abu Bakr — Name of one of the greatest
Companionsof Nabi Muhammad, May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him.
Abu Bakr wasthe first Rightly Guided Khalifa. May Allah bless him.
- Adel, Adil — Just
- Adham — Black
- Adnan — Proper name
- Afif — Chaste, modest
- Ahmad, Ahmed — Most highly adored, or
most praised;variation of the name "Muhammad." A very holy name. If one wishes
to choosethis name for himself, he should have a second name after it. For
example,Ahmad Abbas, Ahmad Ali, but not simply Ahmad.
- `Aqil — Intelligent, thoughtful, one who
usesreason
- Akram — Most generous
- Ala' — Nobility
- Aladdin, Ala' al din — Nobility of faith
- `Ali, Aliyy - The highest,
greatest, excellent, noble. Also the name of one of the greatest Companions
of Nabi Muhammad, May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him
. Hadrat Ali (may Allah bless his countenance) was known for immense Hikmah
(Allah-given wisdom), bravery, ferocity, and depths of knowledge, amongst
many other noble qualities.
- `Alim — Wise or learned
- Altair — The flying eagle; also refers
to afirstmagnitude star in the constellation Lyra
- Ameer, Amir — One in authority. A leader;
commander.
- Amid — General
- Amin — Faithful, trustworthy
- Amjad — More glorious
- Ammar — Builder, constructor
- Amr — Old Arabic name
- Anis — Close friend
- Anwar — Light
- Arfan — Gratitude
- Arif — Corporal; aquainted, knowledgable
- Asad — Lion
- Asadel — Most prosperous one
- Ashraf — Most honorable
- Askari — Commander of an army.
- Asim — Protector, defender
- Ata — Gift
- Atif — Compassionate, sympathetic
- Awad — Reward, compensation
- Ayman — Lucky; on the right
- Ayyad
- Ayyub — A Prophet's name
- Aza — Comfort
- Azhar — Most shining, luminous
- Azeem, Azim — Defender, referring to one
ofAllah'sninety-nine qualities
- Azzam — Determined, resolved
B
- Badr — Full moon
- Badr al Din — Full moon of the faith
- Baha al Din, Bahiyy al Din — Magnificence
of thefaith
- Bahir — Dazzling, brilliant
- Barakah — Blessing
- Bashshar — Bringer of glad tidings
- Basil — Brave
- Bassam, Basim — Smiling
- Bilal — Name of the Prophet's Muezzin
- Bishr — Joy
- Burhan — Proof
- Bursuq
D
- Dawud — The Holy Prophet "David"
- Dharr
- Dhul-Fiqar — Name of the Prophet's sword
- Diya al Din — Brightness of the faith
- Duqaq
E
- Emir — Another spelling for Amir
.
- Esam, Essam — Safeguard
F
- Fadi — Redeemer
- Fadil, Fadhl, Fazl — Generous, honorable
- Faisal, Faysal — Decisive
- Fakhir — Proud, excellent
- Fakhiri — Honorary
- Faqih — Legal expert, jurist
- Farid — Unique
- Fariq — Lieutenant General
- Faris — Horseman, knight
- Farraj
- Faruq — One who distinguishes truth from
falsehood. Title for Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab.
- Fath — Victory
- Fatin — Clever, smart
- Fawwaz — Successful
- Fawzi
- Ferran — Baker
- Fida — Redemption, sacrifice
- Firas — Perspicacity
- Fouad — Heart
- Fudail — Excellent in character
G
- Ghalib — Victorious one.
- Ghawth — Helpher, excellent assistant.
- Ghayth — Similar to above.
- Ghazi — Conqueror.
- Ghiyath — Succorer.
H
- Habib — Beloved
- Hadi — The Guide.
- Haidar, Haider — A lion. Original name of Hadrat Ali ibn
Abu Talib, May Allah be pleased with him.
- Hakeem, Hakim — Wise, one of Allah's qualities
of absolute wisdom.
- Hakem — Ruler, governor
- Halim — Mild, gentle, patient
- Hammad — The praised one; variation of
the name "Muhammad."
- Hamid — The praised one; variation of
the name "Muhammad."
- Hamza — Another name for a lion
. One of the greatest military commanders of Islam, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib,
may Allah bless him.
- Hanbal — Purity
- Hani — Happy, delighted, content
- Hanif — True believer
- Harith — Ploughman, cultivator
- Haroun, Harun — Arabic form of "Aaron"
- Hasan — Beautiful
- Hashim — Broker; destroyer of evil; breaker
of bread. Hashim was an ascendent of the Holy Messenger Muhammad (sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam)
- Hassan — Handsome
- Hatim — Judge
- Haytham — Young hawk
- Hilal — a new moon crescent
- Hisham — Generosity
- Hud — A Prophet's name
- Hudhayfah — Old Arabic name
- Humam — Courageous, generous
- Husain, Hussein, Husayn — Beautiful; Imam
Hussein (may Allah bless him) was the blessed grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
- Husam — Sword
- Husam al Din — Sword of the faith
I
- Ibrahim — The name of Abraham.
- Idris — A Prophet's name
- Ihsan — Beneficence
- Imad — Support, pillar
- Imad al Din — Pillar of the faith
- Isa, Eisa, Esa — A Prophet's name (Jesus)
- Isam, Issam — Safeguard
- Ishaq — A Prophet's name
- Isma'il — A Prophet's name
- Izz al Din — Might of the faith
J
- Jabbar — Mighty
- Jabir — Consoler, Comforter
- Ja'far — A river. Name of one of the Holy
Companions, Sayyidina Ja'far ibn Abu Talib, May Allah be pleased with him.
- Jalal — Tremendous rigor. Glory of the
faith.
- Jalil, Jaleel — Great, revered
- Jamal — Beauty
- Jamal al Din — Beauty of the religion
- Jameel, Jamil — Beautiful
- Jawwad — One who possesses tremendous
generosity and gives to anyone who needs his assistance.
- Jawhar — Jewel, essence
- Jibril — Archangel of Allah, Gabriel,
peace be upon him.
- Jihad — Struggle
- Jubair
K
- Kadar, Kedar — Powerful
- Kadeen, Kadin — Friend, companion, confidant
- Khadeer, Khadir — Green or green crop
(connoting freshnessand innocence)
- Khaliq — Creative, refers to a quality
of Allah's Creative attribute.
- Kamal — Perfect one. Attribute of perfection
.
- Kameel, Kamil — Perfect; one of the ninety-ninequalities
of Allah
- Kareem, Karim — Generous, noble, friendly,
preciousand distinguished
- Kaseeb, Kasib — Fertile
- Kaseem, Kasim — Divided
- Katib — Writer
- Khalid — Eternal
- Khalil, Khaleel, Kalil — Intimate friend
- Khatib — One who reads the Khutbah for
Jumu'ah or any other Khutbah.
- Khayr al Din — The good of the faith
- Khayri — Charitable, beneficent
- Khuzaymah — Old Arabic name
- Kutaiba
L
- Labib — Sensible, intelligent
- Latif — Gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly
- Luqman — Name of the one who Allah has
endowed with Hikmah (Divine Wisdom).
- Lutfi — Kind and friendly
M
- Mahdi — The guided one. Guided to the
right path
- Mahir — Skilled
- Mahmud — The praised one; variation of
the name "Muhammad"
- Maimun — Lucky
- Majid — Glorious
- Makin — Strong, firm
- Malik — Master, angel, king
- Ma'mun — Trustworthy
- Ma'n — Benefit
- Mansur — Divinely aided
- Marid — Rebellious
- Marzuq — Blessed by Allah, fortunate
- Mash'al — Torch
- Masruq
- Mas'ud — Fortunate, happy, lucky
- Mazin — Proper name
- Mika'il
- Misbah — Lamp
- Mohsen
- Mu'adh — Protected
- Mu'awiyah — Young fox (first Umayyad Kalifah)
- Mu'ayyad — Supported
- Mubarak — Happy, blessed
- Mufid — Useful
- Muhammad, Muhammad — The Praised one.
Proper respect is to be given to this name if one wish to have
this as his name. If one wishes to choosethis name for himself, he should
have a second name after it. For example,Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Kamal,
but not simply "Muhammad" by itself.
- Muhiyuddin — One who revives the Faith.
- Muhsin — Beneficient, charitable
- Muhtadi — Rightly guided
- Mukarram
- Mujahid — Fighter (in the way of Allah)
- Mukhtar — Chosen
- Mundhir — Warner, cautioner
- Munir — Brilliant, shining
- Muntasir — Victorious
- Murtadi — Satisfied, content
- Musa — The name of the Holy Messenger
Moses, peace be upon him.
- Mus'ad — Unfettered camel
- Muslim — Submitting oneself to Allah
Almighty believing that there is none but Allah and Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah upon him) as His Messenger.
- Mustafa — Chosen one
- Mutahhar — One who purifies
- Mu'tasim — Adhering (to faith, to Allah)
- Mu'tazz — Proud, mighty
- Muti — Obedient
- Muwaffaq — Successful
- Muzzammil — one who is covered, wrapped up.
N
- Nabhan, Nabih — Noble, outstanding
- Nabil — Noble
- Nadhir — Warner
- Nadim, Nadeem — Friend
- Nadir — Dear, rare
- Na'il — Aquirer, earner
- Naim — Comfort, ease, tranquility
- Naji — Safe
- Najib — Of noble descent
- Najjar — Carpenter
- Najm al Din — Star of the faith
- Nasih — Advisor
- Nasim — Fresh air
- Nasir — Protector
- Nasser — Victorious
- Nawaf, Nawfal — Generous, old Arabic name
forthe Sea
- Nazih — Pure, chaste
- Nazim — Arranger, adjuster
- Nuh — Name of the Holy Messenger, Noah,
peace be upon him.
- Numair — Panther
- Nu'man — Blood. Name of the great
Imam, Abu Hanifa, may Allah bless him.
- Nur, Noor — Light; intense bright light.
- Nur al Din — Brightness of the faith
- Nuri — Shining, brightness
Q
- Qadir, Qadeer — power.
- Qasim — Divider, distributor
- Qays — Firm
- Qudamah — Courage
- Qutaiba
- Qutuz
R
- Rabah — Gainer
- Rabi — Spring, breeze
- Radi
- Rafi — Exalting
- Rafiq — Kind, friend
- Raghib — Desirous
- Ra'id — Leader
- Rais — Captain
- Rakin — Respectful
- Rashad — Integrity of conduct
- Rashid — One of good council; rightly
guided, havingtrue faith
- Ratib — Arranger
- Rayhan — favored by Allah
- Reda, Rida, Ridha — (In Allah's) favor;
contentment,satisfaction
- Ridwan — Name of the keeperof the gates
of Heaven.
S
- Sabih — Beautiful
- Sabir — Patient. One who perseveres
in any and all situations for the sake of Allah.
- Sa'd — Good luck
- Sadaqat — Charity for Allah's sake
- Sadiq, Sadeeq — Friend
- Sa'eed, Sa'id — Happy
- Safi — Righteous, perfect.
- Safi al Din — a perfection of the Faith.
- Safwan — Rocks
- Sakhi — One who is generous.
- Salah — Devoted; righteous.
- Salah al Din — Devoted to the Faith.
- Saleh, Salih — Good, right
- Salim — Safe, whole, flawless
- Salman — Safe
- Sameh — Forgiver
- Sami — High, lofty, exalted
- Samir — Entertaining companion
- Samman — Grocer
- Saqr — Falcon
- Sariyah — Clouds at night
- Sayyid — Master; Chief. Title for
those who descend from Imam Hasan and/or Imam Husain (May Allah bless them
both), known as Ahlul-Bayt.
- Sayf, Saif, Seif — Sword (of religion)
- Saif al Din — Sword of the faith
- Shahid — a witness; martyr.
- Shafiq — Compassionate, tender
- Shakir — Thankful. One who thanks
Allah.
- Sharif — Honest, noble, distinguished
- Shihab — Flame, blaze
- Siddiq, Siddeeq — Truthful one. One who cannot lie.
- Siraj — Lamp, light
- Sufian, Sufyan — Devoted
- Subhi — Early morning
- Suhail, Suhayl — Gentle, easy; name of
a star
- Suhayb — Of reddish hair or complexion
- Sulaiman — The Holy Messenger, Solomon.
T
- Tahir — Pure, clean
- Talal — Nice, admirable
- Talib — Seeker (of truth). Student.
Apprentice.
- Tamir — One who owns date palm trees
- Tamman — Generous
- Tarif — Rare, uncommon
- Tariq — A path
- Tawfiq — Success, reconciliation
- Taymullah — Servant of Allah
- Taysir — Facilitation
- Tayyib — Good or delicate
- Thabit — Firm
U
Note: Sometimes the spellings begin with an "O" instead of a "U".
- Ubadah, Ubaida, Ubaydah — Servant of Allah
- Ubaid — Faithful
- Ubayy — Old Arabic name
- Umar — Name of the second Rightly Guided
Khalifah. One of the greatest companions of Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu 'alaihi
wa sallam).
- Umarah — Old Arabic name
- Umayr — Old Arabic name
- Usama, Usamah — Description of a lion
- Utbah — Old Arabic name
- Uthman — One of the companions of the
Prophet(pbuh)
W
- Wafid
- Wafiq — Successful
- Wahab — a giver
- Wahid — Singular, exclusive, unequalled
- Waheed
- Wa'il — Coming back (for Shelter)
- Wajih — Noble in countenance.
- Wakil — Protector; representative.
- Waleed, Walid — Newborn child
- Waliyullah — Supporter of Allah
- Wasim — Graceful, good looking
- Wazir — Minister
Y
- Yahyah — Name of "John the Baptist."
- Yaman — Proper name
- Ya'qub — Name of the Prophet "Jacob"
- Yasir, Yasser — Wealth, ease
- Yasin — One of Nabi Muhammad's (peace
and blessings of Allah upon him) names
- Yasir — Wealthy
- Yunus — Name of the Prophet "Jonus"
- Yusef, Yusuf — Arabic form of "Joseph"
- Yusuf — A Prophet's name (Joseph)
Z
- Zafar
- Zafir — Victorious
- Zahid — Self-denying or ascetic
- Zahir — Bright, shining
- Zaid — Increase, growth
- Zain — Beauty, Decoration, Ornament
- Zakariyya — A Prophet's name ("Zaccharius")
- Zakiyy — Pure
- Zubair
- Zuhair, Zuhayr — Bright
For more excellent names for males, examine
201 names for the Holy Last Messenger,May Allah's peace and blessings
be upon him.